Modern Buddhism for everyone!

'Everyone is welcome' is the catchphrase of modern Kadampa Buddhism.

Whether you are a Buddhist or not, you will definitely find something in the teachings and practices of modern Kadampa Buddhism that will help you find inner peace, solve your everyday problems, and improve your relationships with others.

In these courses, we explore the different and interesting challenges we face in life from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy. They include meditation, contemplation and teachings on how to create a more meaningful and peaceful life for ourselves and others.

'Kadam Dharma accords with people’s daily experience; it cannot be separated from daily life. Everyone needs it to make their lives happy and meaningful, to solve temporarily their human problems, and to enable them ultimately to find pure and everlasting happiness through controlling their anger, attachment, jealousy, and especially ignorance.'

– VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE

Kindness - A Special Gift

Sunday 21st June | 10:00am-1:00pm
Half-Day Course with Kelsang Jema

Through Buddha's teachings, we learn to understand and appreciate that kindness is a very special gift that allows us to develop love for others and heal our own troubled mind. When we learn how to contemplate and meditate on kindness, we will find harmony in our relationships, a peaceful, joyful mind and we will experience true happiness within.

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The Path to Everlasting Happiness

Saturday 4th July | 10:00am-5:00pm
Day Course with Mark Manning

Every thought we have creates inner pathways in the mind. Learn how to create paths to happiness within our own mind through meditation. In this way, we establish a reliable, pure and everlasting reservoir of happiness and protection from within that we can take with us wherever we go.

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Letting Go of Anxiety

Saturday 18th July | 10:00am-5:00pm
Day Course with Kelsang Sama

Drawing on the timeless wisdom of Buddha and the modern presentation of Kadampa Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, you will learn simple meditation techniques and ways of thinking that help reduce worry and build inner strength.

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The Four Noble Truths

Saturday 22nd August | 10:00am-5:00pm
Day Course with Maria Healey

In this course, we explore the Four Noble Truths - Buddha’s first and most essential teaching - which reveals the true nature of our problems and shows a clear path to lasting freedom and happiness. By understanding these truths, we learn not only how suffering arises, but also how it can be completely overcome.

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The Power of Meditation

Sunday 23rd August | 10:00am-1:00pm
Half-Day Course with Donna Cooper

In this course, you will learn the essential principles and practices of meditation as taught in the Kadampa Tradition by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Meditation is a simple yet powerful method to calm the mind, reduce stress, and develop positive states such as clarity, compassion, and inner strength.

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